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The Call of the Wild

Author
Jack London
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
90 pages
ISBN
9781907832772
Published
18 May 2012
Imprint
Fantastica
  • adventure
  • wilderness
  • survival
  • sled dogs
  • Yukon
  • transformation
  • loyalty
  • nature
  • strength
  • primal instincts

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Description

"The Call of the Wild" by Jack London is a gripping adventure novel centered on Buck, a domesticated dog who is stolen from his home and sold into the brutal life of an Alaskan sled dog during the Klondike Gold Rush. Buck taps into his primitive instincts as he faces the harsh wilderness, navigating a world of survival, loyalty, and the call to return to his wild ancestry. London's narrative captures the untamed spirit of the North and the transformative journey of a dog rediscovering its primal nature.

Author

Jack London (1876–1916) wrote as if survival itself were a form of literature. Born in San Francisco, he worked as a sailor, oyster pirate, and Klondike prospector before becoming one of America's first celebrity novelists — a man who earned a fortune from magazines and never stopped arguing about class, nature, and power. The Call of the Wild and White Fang made the wilderness think: dogs with inner lives, men reduced to hunger and will.

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